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Dvořák in Love

In 1892, at the height of his prodigious powers, Anton Dvorak was persuaded to leave his native Bohemia to come to New York to be director of the National Conservatory for Music. This splendid novel tells the story of Dvorak's utterly requited love affair with America.

Genre
historical fiction
Themes
music
Setting
czech republiceastern europe
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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